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2005-12-30 Afghanistan

Would-be suicide bombers blown up in Afghan blast

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No one else was hurt in the blast near the market...Good. Real shame about teh boomers though, real shame. :-/

Posted by Florida Gators (DragonFly) 2005-12-30 00:32|| 2005-12-30 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 When someone straps on an explosive vest intending to blow themselves up, and they do blow themselves up albeit in a way which spares others, is that person not in fact a successful suicide bomber? Killing others is not usually a prerequisite for committing suicide, and these mopes were definitely bombers who died of self inflicted wounds as they intended, so are they really would-be suicide bombers.

I'm just askin'.

Posted by Baba Tutu 2005-12-30 05:41|| 2005-12-30 05:41|| Front Page Top

#3 No virgins for this guy, only the same old tired goats. The trend seems to be more and more of them blowing themselves up at home or on their way to the site. Is this a product of the capturing or killing of capable bomb makers or has someone figured out haow to call Ahab a little early?

Posted by 49 pan">49 pan 2005-12-30 08:21|| 2005-12-30 08:21|| Front Page Top

#4 police suspected the bombers had intended to target troops from the US-led force in Afghanistan.

Ya think?

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-30 10:09|| 2005-12-30 10:09|| Front Page Top

#5 /tinfoil hat on

I wonder if someones been adding something to commerical explosives that makes them go off, say from a specific radiowave...

/tinfoil hat off

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2005-12-30 12:17|| 2005-12-30 12:17|| Front Page Top

#6 BP-

I was wondering something similar, only I was thinking that maybe some Other Government Agency (*cough*) had gotten into the business of supplying high quality detonators...

Posted by Glains Theash7392 2005-12-30 13:33|| 2005-12-30 13:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Baba Tutu: I understand where you're coming from, but it's that kind of thinking that has leads to grade inflation and a spiral of ever lower expectations.

Posted by Perfesser 2005-12-30 15:22|| 2005-12-30 15:22|| Front Page Top

#8 BP and GT
Actually the Green Berets used that technique in Viet Nam until the anti-war crowd found out about it and created a "scandal" about unsportsman like conduct against the poor dear VC. Don't know if we're allowed to use that now.

/one can only hope

Posted by Frozen Al">Frozen Al 2005-12-30 18:35|| 2005-12-30 18:35|| Front Page Top

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